Baby Names US
boys' name ★ peaked 2025

Reuel

Meaning friend of God Gender Boy Rank 2025 #3,364 Trend ↑ Rising 112%

From Hebrew רְעוּאֵל (“friend of God”).

Rank 2025
#3,364
among boys · ↑690 vs 2024
Babies in 2025
35
named Reuel · +30% vs 2024
How common
1 in 48,802
boys born in 2025
Peak year
2025
35 babies
All-time total
958
#5,276 all-time among boys
First recorded
1893
in Social Security records

Reuel popularity over time

958 babies have been named Reuel since 1893, according to official Social Security records. Switch measure to see births per year or the yearly rank.

Measure
Births per 1,000 babies of that sex, comparable across eras
0.020.040.060.0818801900192019401960198020002020Peak 1893Boys

By decade. Change compares yearly averages, so the current partial decade is on equal footing. Best rank is the name's best yearly rank within the decade.

Decade Boys Per year Change Best rank
1880s – – – –
1890s 16 2 – #1,005
1900s 5 1 -69% #1,181
1910s 81 8 +1520% #1,657
1920s 120 12 +48% #1,632
1930s 83 8 -31% #1,905
1940s 62 6 -25% #2,436
1950s 72 7 +16% #2,179
1960s 38 4 -47% #3,053
1970s 39 4 +3% #3,763
1980s 41 4 +5% #4,065
1990s 51 5 +24% #5,687
2000s 77 8 +51% #7,100
2010s 122 12 +58% #5,203
2020s (to 2025) 151 25 +106% #3,364

Where Reuel is heading

A five-year projection from the recent trend in births per 1,000 boys (damped so it flattens over time), converted to babies at today's birth totals. The implied rank places that projection in the 2025 field. A projection, not a promise: real trends bend.

Year Projected babies Per 1,000 boys Implied rank
2026 40 0.02 outside top 500
2027 45 0.03 outside top 500
2028 49 0.03 outside top 500
2029 54 0.03 outside top 500
2030 57 0.03 outside top 500

The story of Reuel

Reuel is rare for boys in the United States, ranked #3,364 in 2025 with 35 babies given the name. It is currently rising compared with a decade ago.

Since 1893, 958 American babies have been named Reuel. Its peak came in 2025, when 35 newborns received the name, the signature sound of the 2020s.

The chart above shows the full history: the popularity view (births per 1,000 babies) is the honest comparison across generations, since total US births have changed enormously since 1880. Switch to the rank view to see where Reuel stood among all boys' names in any year, or use the compare tool to plot it against other names.

How old are people named Reuel?

The median living Reuel is about 19 years old; half are between 6 and 49. An estimated 600 people named Reuel are alive in the United States today.

median 19 020406080100

Estimated from births per year and Social Security period life tables; an approximation of the living age distribution, by age in years.

Reuel year by year

Every year since 2001, and five-year steps back to 1880. Rank is within each sex.

Year Boys Boys rank
2025 35 #3,364
2024 27 #4,054
2023 29 #3,862
2022 27 #4,070
2021 16 #5,730
2020 17 #5,409
2019 15 #6,040
2018 12 #7,032
2017 14 #6,274
2016 13 #6,649
2015 8 #9,393
2014 14 #6,240
2013 8 #9,473
2012 18 #5,203
2011 10 #7,949
2010 10 #8,010
2009 5 #14,049
2008 12 #7,100
2007 7 #10,639
2006 10 #7,877
2005 7 #9,906
2004 7 #9,720
2003 8 #8,455
2002 7 #9,179
2001 5 #11,921
2000 9 #7,277
1995 – –
1990 6 #7,909
1985 – –
1980 10 #4,065
1975 – –
1970 5 #5,286
1965 8 #3,191
1960 – –
1955 7 #3,443
1950 6 #3,613
1945 6 #3,255
1940 6 #3,394
1935 – –
1930 7 #3,528
1925 14 #2,299
1920 23 #1,632
1915 11 #2,426
1910 – –
1905 – –
1900 – –
1895 5 #1,211
1890 – –
1885 – –
1880 – –

Frequently asked questions

Quick answers about Reuel, drawn from the same Social Security data as the charts above.

How old is the average Reuel?

The median living Reuel is about 19 years old. Half of all living Reuels are between 6 and 49 years old.

How many people named Reuel are alive today?

An estimated 600 people named Reuel are alive in the United States, based on 958 recorded births and Social Security life tables.

What does the name Reuel mean?

From Hebrew רְעוּאֵל (“friend of God”).

How popular is the name Reuel in 2025?

Reuel ranked #3,364 among boys' names in the United States in 2025, with 35 babies given the name, according to Social Security Administration data.

How many people are named Reuel?

958 babies have been named Reuel in the United States since 1893, based on Social Security card applications.

When was the name Reuel most popular?

Reuel peaked in 2025, when 35 newborns received the name.

Is Reuel a boy or girl name?

Reuel is overwhelmingly a boy's name: 100% of babies with the name.

Is the name Reuel rising or falling?

Reuel is on the rise, noticeably more popular now than a decade ago.

Will Reuel become more popular?

Reuel is trending upward. If the recent trend holds, we project roughly 57 boys named Reuel in 2030, which would rank outside the top 500. Forecasts assume the current trend continues and become less certain further out.

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